A good read on PEDs.
Great stuff from Jack Daniels.
This is my boss. Sort of.
I have been trying to read a thing about Leadville each day … just to learn shit. Google lessons learned Leadville 100 and you get a ton of hits. Success stories and a ton of failure stories.
A recent interview with PPA legend Dobson.
Music …
“There is a zero chance of taking the marathon seriously. I only decided on Friday that I was going to run the full distance.” Kevin Sullivan, 40yo 2:40 guy (who was a 3:50 guy … in the mile)
I am a bit disappointed the Bekele is gonna go race Dubai. I am sure he will post some redonkulus time there but I rather see him go head to head with Kimetto, Kebede, Mutai, and Kipsang.
I generally found the Rich Roll interview with Dean-o to be good. I think Dean gets a bit of an underserved bad rap by some in the ultra world. There is a lot of good stuff in this cast, including Dean addressing some of those concerns. … that said, there is a little bit of the “drop what you are doing and follow your dream” theme in there that I cringe at. I see this message as a bit … well, wrong. I mean, outright, it is not wrong, but it seems to get wrapped in this idea that “if you do what you love you will never work a day in your life” craptastic message that makes no sense. In fact, the people who are doing what they love seem to be working their ass off doing it. But there has to be a space for your vocation not being what you love, but something else you do to support who or what you love otherwise. I feel this message of “do what you love” slips into some sort of broader narcissism but that might become a bigger #GOM rant that is not well stated.
In any case, I am pretty sure that is not what Dean intended in the interview, but I have become a bit sensitive to that sort of messaging.
25 who influence more … Justin Mock (image from Colorad.
Top American at London in 2010, sub 40 in the Bolder Boulder 10k in a gorilla suit, regular Pack Burro Racer (and finally securing a win this year at BV), 4th at PPM in a sub 4:10 performance. Dude has wheels (even if his mile and 5k PRs are soft, I don’t think he ever really went after those the way he could). Occasionally he races those little dogs he has too, but that will probably be forgotten once he gets a World Championship in Fairplay next year. Well, that is assuming he actually runs and can hold onto his burro. ;)
But seriously his influence to the running community in Colorado is not about that. It is really about his writing. He contributes regularly to Running Times (as in what seems every week) with thoughtful articles and interviews, as well as consistently and more locally to RunColo. In terms of both local and national coverage of the MUT scene, I cannot think of anyone who has been a more influential journalist.
Late afternoon – 9 miles with some pick ups, strides. I thought I’d do something structured, but I felt a bit fried in the head. I hit my downhill near 1500 meter stretch in 4:40, so not bad but I was not feeling a lot of fight. I felt cold out there today too and was not enjoying that and then I saw the guy running in the sandals … damn it.
"That said, there is a little bit of the “drop what you are doing and follow your dream” theme in there that I cringe at. I see this message as a bit … well, wrong. I mean, outright, it is not wrong, but it seems to get wrapped in this idea that “if you do what you love you will never work a day in your life” craptastic message that makes no sense. In fact, the people who are doing what they love seem to be working their ass off doing it. But there has to be a space for your vocation not being what you love, but something else you do to support who or what you love otherwise. I feel this message of “do what you love” slips into some sort of broader narcissism but that might become a bigger #GOM rant that is not well stated."
ReplyDeleteThank you. Well-stated. While I do really like my job, no doubt I'd love to be a professional writer, ski 120 days a year and run a ton of miles. But I need to go to work and provide for my family. It used to be that you worked for a living and hard work, whatever it was, was honorable. Nowadays you want to avoid working hard and instead "follow your passion." Gag me with a spoon. Someone has to fix leaky pipes. Someone has to pick up the trash. Someone has to pick up others' litter. If all we did was follow our passion, we'd be a nation of takers and we'd be living on the dole. Furthermore, not everyone has super model looks like Dean and can run a zillion miles and not get injured. There are those who are just average and have limited potential and that's OK. GOM ran done. Over and out.
There is a lot of beautiful and wonderful stuff in that podcast, and some gold that comes from Dean. I am jumping on one snippet of what he said, and in fairness, it has worked for him, and he did not say in a fashion that was pushing this agenda. But I have heard it enough that I knee jerk react to it now.
DeleteJMock cheats in his dog races!
ReplyDeleteWell, they are obviously on PEDs.
DeleteTo do what you love, sometimes you have to do things you don't. It's fine. So much of the world doesn't even have that opportunity, so I can't complain that I have to work to afford a car, running shoes, etc.
ReplyDeleteRegarding bulletproof coffee: It's just the worst idea ever. How it became trendy I'll never know.
BPC ... eh, whatever. Folks love it. Okay. Fine. Whatever. Seems like the flavor of the day like the celery diet or the grapefruit diet. I remember hearing how some foods were so stripped in the 80s that it was better to eat the cardboard because then you'd get the gluten you needed. Apparently now that would kill a bunch of us. I am glad that I have come to enjoy the black bitter stuff as it is ...
DeleteI've always done what I love, in terms of work. If it's not totally fun, flexible, challenging, and engaging, then I find what is.
ReplyDeleteOkay, what I do is fun, flexible, challenging and engaging.
DeleteIf that is the definition of doing what you love - then cool, I am doing that.
That is a little different than the message I see getting spread in the "do what you love" campaign. Maybe I am reading it wrong.
That said, if I had to name a handful of people doing what they love that I know, you'd make the short list.
Of course, I'm not saying my life is sublime. Far from it. I struggle to retain my freedom and some may argue that my freedom is limited by my lifestyle
DeleteGood read, but mixed feelings. Pretty sure CU XC men had a good time kicking everyone's ass on 2k loops this year.
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